Prevalence of violence against indigenous women victims of human trafficking and its implications on physical injuries and disabilities in Monterrey city, Mexico

Abstract

Human trafficking victims suffer different kinds of physical abuse and torture that cause severe physical injuries. During 2016–17 a total of 68 indigenous labor and sex-trafficking women victims were surveyed in Monterrey city, Mexico to explore the prevalence of violence against them and its implications on physical injuries and disabilities. We found that women reported different types of injuries and long term disabilities. Considering the level of violence and occupational hazards faced by victims, we suggest there is an urgent need to create instruments in the Mexican national human trafficking program to address the unmet health needs of the victims.

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1 The Monterrey city comprises 12 municipalities; Apodaca, Cadereyta Jiménez, Escobedo, García, Guadalupe, Juárez, Monterrey, Salinas Victoria, San Nicolás de los Garza, San Pedro Garza García, Santa Catarina and Santiago.

2 A dysfunctional family is a family in which conflict, misbehavior, and often child neglect or abuses on the part of individual parents occur continuously and regularly, leading other members to accommodate such actions (Senthil, 2016).

3 Alameda is a central park, located in the downtown area of Monterrey.